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World History 2
Chapter 3: The Age of Explorations and Isolation
Question | Answer |
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What role did the Renaissance play in launching an age of exploration? | The Renaissance encouraged a new spirit of adventure and curiosity. |
LIst three new pieces of technology that helped Europeans explore the world. | 1) compass 2) caravel 3) astrolabe |
What European countries were competing for Asian trade during the age of exploration? | Portugal, Spain, England, Netherlands, France |
What were some of the motives behind European exploration in the 1400s? Explain. | Europeans wanted to explore new land to increase their wealth and to spread Christianity. "God, Glory, and Gold." |
How did Beijing become the capital of China? | Yonglo moved the royal court to Beijing |
What evidence indicates China lost interest in contacts abroad after 1433? | The voyages of Zheng He were stopped. |
What is the structure of society in Tokugawa Japan? List classes from top to bottom. | Emperor at the top; next shogun, large landowners, the daimyo, samurai warriors, peasants and artisans, and merchants at the bottom |
What were the new styles of drama, art, and literature in Tokugawa Japan? | Kabuki theater, woodblock printing, urban fictions, and haiku poetry |
Why did the emperor have less power than a shogun? | The emperor had no army and no control over land. Shoguns had both. |
What items did the Portuguese merchants bring with them that interested the daimyo seeking a battlefield advantage? | muskets and a cannon |
What did Christian missionaries bring with them to China? | European science and technology |